Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday officially took charge as Congress Vice President. ...
11:53 PM, Jan 23, 2013
The Bharatiya Janata Party chose its president on Tuesday after a bitter battle and exposed unresolved leadership issues within the party. ...
11:37 PM, Jan 23, 2013
After all the drama and the suspense, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unanimously elected Rajnath Singh as party's president, capping last minute dramatic turn of events which saw Nitin Gadkari being forced out of the race for the second term. Ironically, Singh's name was also endorsed by the very man who was forced to quit - Gadkari. ...
11:20 PM, Jan 23, 2013
Defying a law against defacement of public places, sycophantic Congress leaders in the capital have vied with one another in hailing the elevation of Rahul Gandhi as party vice president by plastering the city with congratulatory posters. Hundreds of posters and billboards, in English and in Hindi, have been pasted on trees, lamp posts, bus stops and even push carts. ...
06:36 PM, Jan 23, 2013
Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday officially took charge as Congress Vice President but in spite of addressing a press conference declined to take any questions. ...
06:28 PM, Jan 23, 2013
Will a change of guard be able to salvage BJP's situation? CNN-IBN's National Bureau Chief Bhupendra Chaubey joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. ...
06:03 PM, Jan 23, 2013
Rajnath Singh returned to the post of main Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party's president after dramatic stepping down of Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday night. Anti-Gadkari leaders in the BJP camp say they are "relived" with the decision and are sure that Singh is the right man to lead the party. ...
04:10 PM, Jan 23, 2013
Welcoming the appointment of Rajnath Singh as the new BJP president, former party chief Nitin Gadkari and senior leader LK Advani said they hope that the change in leadership will help the party emerge a winner in upcoming Assembly elections and 2014 Lok Sabha elections. ...
03:30 PM, Jan 23, 2013
Taking over as the president of Bharatiya Janata Party, Rajnath Singh on Wednesday condemned Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's statement on Hindu terror and announced a nationwide protest from Thursday. ...
02:25 PM, Jan 23, 2013
Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Rajnath Singh was elected as the Bharatiya Janata Party President on Wednesday as Nitin Gadkari opted out of the race following corruption allegations against him. Rajnath Singh began his term for 2013-2015 by touching senior BJP leader LK Advani's feet and sounding the poll bugle for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. ...
02:02 PM, Jan 23, 2013
Rajnath Singh, who was elected President of BJP on January 23, finds himself in the familiar role of leading the party at a time when the party is dogged by factional feud and the Lok Sabha polls not too far away. 61-year-old Singh from Uttar Pradesh, who takes over from Nitin Gadkari, returns to the political terrain in which the low-profile, soft-spoken and articulate leader found himself about six years...
01:25 PM, Jan 23, 2013
US Vice President Joe Biden on January 23 said he is still undecided about running for the 2016 presidential elections, a prospect that may entail a clash with Hillary Clinton for the Democratic party nomination. "There are a whole lot of reasons why I wouldn't run. I haven't made that decision and I don't have to make that decision for a while," Biden told CNN in an interview. ...
12:47 PM, Jan 23, 2013
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Rajnath Singh was on Wednesday elected unopposed as the party president for the term 2013 to 2015. He succeeded Nitin Gadkari, who decided against contesting for a second term following charges of corruption against him. ...
12:39 PM, Jan 23, 2013
Nitin Gadkari, who was being backed by the RSS, on Tuesday saw himself being opposed by one of the senior most leaders in the party, LK Advani. Gadkari, who till Monday, had the support of party leaders for a second stint as the BJP President, opted out of the race after a meeting with Advani and RSS leader Bhaiyaji Joshi. ...
11:29 AM, Jan 23, 2013
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Bharatiya Janata Party leader Rajnath Singh who is likely to become party president, and said the party would "gain from this" move. "I called up Shri Rajnath Singh ji and congratulated him. He brings with him vast experience of both organisation and administration," Modi said on micro-blogging site twitter. ...
11:25 AM, Jan 23, 2013
The Bharatiya Janata Party has unanimously elected Rajnath Singh as the party president for the term 2013 to 2015. ...
10:03 AM, Jan 23, 2013
In a dramatic late night twist on Tuesday, Nitin Gadkari opted out of the BJP presidential race and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Rajnath Singh is now the consensus choice and will be elected later on Wednesday. Nitin Gadkari's backers in RSS had come under intense pressure from within the BJP when the Income Tax department turned the screws on the party president over his controversial dealings with the Purti...
09:25 AM, Jan 23, 2013
In a dramatic turn in the Bharatiya Janata Party presidential polls, Nitin Gadkari has announced that he will not seek a second term after controversy erupted over his name. Rajnath Singh is now all set to occupy the party's top post as party leaders have reached a consensus on him as BJP President. ...
07:56 AM, Jan 23, 2013
Barack Obama has started his second term as the President of the United States. ...
11:10 PM, Jan 22, 2013
In a sudden move that propelled 62-year-old Rajnath Singh to the post of main Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party's president, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) favourite Nitin Gadkari backed away from the elections citing allegations of dubious funding he has been facing, related to his company Purti Group. ...
10:20 PM, Jan 22, 2013
